Elkton, Kentucky Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elkton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Overcast——80°58°—
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——87°62°+7°
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm76%0.01″81°66°-6°
- FridayJun 19Drizzle43%0.02″76°63°-5°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——80°59°+4°
- SundayJun 21T-storm w/ Hail54%0.01″79°62°-1°
- MondayJun 22Overcast68%—74°59°-5°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 20 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 53 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 53 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 53
- UV peak
- 5.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 53
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 6:44 AM
- Moonset
- 9:23 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Elkton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Elkton
- Tue81°58°4%
- Wed87°63°2%
- Thu81°66°76%
- Fri76°63°43%
- Sat80°59°7%
- Sun79°62°54%
- Mon74°59°68%
- Tue80°58°35%
- Wed80°64°20%
- Thu84°67°11%
- Fri86°69°24%
- Sat90°71°54%
- Sun90°70°55%
- Mon90°72°72%
- Tue92°73°62%
- Wed92°75°48%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Elkton
SPC has placed Elkton in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Elkton
- 42220